Uncertainty Meteorologist

Overview

The Uncertainty Meteorologist (Senior) assesses weather-driven operational risk for SPP's Balancing Authority, translating meteorological insight into clear, actionable guidance for real-time, intra-day, day-ahead, and forward-looking horizons. The role combines numerical weather prediction, observations, and historical impact analysis with system operations requirements to inform resource adequacy decisions and risk mitigation. The position partners closely with System Operations and Coordinated Operations to enhance situational awareness, guide commitment strategies, and support reliable grid operations.

Core Responsibilities

• Quantifies weather-driven operational risk by integrating numerical weather prediction, observations, and historical impacts to provide clear risk signals across real-time, intra-day, day-ahead, and forward-looking horizons for System Operations.
• Produces commitment guidance by analyzing market assessments of available capacity and generation resources to inform actions that maintain adequate resource availability and reliable BA operations.
• Delivers uncertainty briefings and decision support to System Operations and Coordinated Operations so leaders and operators can proactively manage reliability under forecast uncertainty.
• Executes end-to-end risk assessments (data sourcing, validation, modeling, and interpretation) to enable timely, defensible operational decisions in current-day and next-day timeframes.
• Evaluates and recommends tariff/market rule improvements related to forecasting, data, or uncertainty treatment to strengthen adequacy practices and reliability outcomes.
• Conducts after-action reviews comparing predicted vs. realized outcomes to identify drivers, benchmark performance, and implement process improvements in collaboration with Operations.
• Train and advise operators on weather-uncertainty concepts and tools to build capability and consistency in uncertainty-aware decision-making.
• Collaborate on special operational initiatives (e.g., coordinated operations projects or targeted studies) to address emerging risks and improve cross-team readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in meteorology, earth science or related field (additional related experience may be considered in lieu of degree)
• 5 years of job-related experience with at least three (3) years of industry experience
• Preferred Qualifications: Electric Utility Industry experience, An emphasis on power system analysis and electric utility operations is preferred, An advanced degree, Experience in wind, solar, and load forecasting for a bulk power system

Other Requirements

• In addition to being fluent in English, excellent oral and written communication skills are required
• Effectively communicate with Operators, SPP stakeholders, and senior management
• Strong inter-personal and team work skills
• The position requires a person who is focused on continuous improvement, efficiency, and collaboration and who holds to the SPP Core Values of challenge, accountability, balance, diversity, expertise, flexibility, integrity, loyalty, respect, transparency, and trust
• Understanding of and compliance with SPP Policies and Procedures

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. The typical work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Work hours may vary based on organizational and operational needs, as determined by management. Occasional extended or nonstandard hours may be required.